1984 New York Giants season
NFL team season
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The 1984 New York Giants season was the franchise's 60th season in the National Football League (NFL). With a 9–7 record, the Giants finished in a tie for second in the National Football Conference East Division and qualified for the playoffs.[1] In the Wild Card round, New York traveled to Anaheim Stadium and defeated the Los Angeles Rams 16–13 to advance to the Divisional round.[2] It was a rematch of a week five regular season game between the teams that the Rams won, 33–12, during which Los Angeles had a record three safeties.[3]
OwnerWellington Mara
| 1984 New York Giants season | |
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| Owner | Wellington Mara |
| General manager | George Young |
| Head coach | Bill Parcells |
| Offensive coordinator | Ron Erhardt |
| Home stadium | Giants Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 9–7 |
| Division place | T-2nd NFC East |
| Playoffs | Won Wild Card Playoffs (at Rams) 16–13 Lost Divisional Playoffs (at 49ers) 10–21 |
| Pro Bowlers | 3 |
Instead of traveling across the country back to New York, the Giants spent the week in Fresno, California. The team used the facilities at Fresno State to prepare for the San Francisco 49ers.[4] In spite of this the Giants still lost to the 49ers 21–10.[5]
Offseason
NFL draft
| 1984 New York Giants draft | |||||
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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| 1 | 3 | Carl Banks * | LB | Michigan State | |
| 1 | 27 | William Roberts * | G | Ohio State | |
| 3 | 59 | Jeff Hostetler * | QB | West Virginia | |
| 4 | 105 | Gary Reasons | LB | Northwestern State | |
| 7 | 171 | Lionel Manuel | WR | Pacific | |
| Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career | |||||
Personnel
Staff
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Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
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Roster
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance |
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| 1 | September 2 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 28–27 | 1–0 | Giants Stadium | 71,520 |
| 2 | September 9 | Dallas Cowboys | W 28–7 | 2–0 | Giants Stadium | 75,921 |
| 3 | September 16 | at Washington Redskins | L 14–30 | 2–1 | RFK Stadium | 52,997 |
| 4 | September 23 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 17–14 | 3–1 | Giants Stadium | 72,650 |
| 5 | September 30 | at Los Angeles Rams | L 12–33 | 3–2 | Anaheim Stadium | 53,417 |
| 6 | October 8 | San Francisco 49ers | L 10–31 | 3–3 | Giants Stadium | 76,112 |
| 7 | October 14 | at Atlanta Falcons | W 19–7 | 4–3 | Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium | 50,268 |
| 8 | October 21 | at Philadelphia Eagles | L 10–24 | 4–4 | Veterans Stadium | 64,677 |
| 9 | October 28 | Washington Redskins | W 37–13 | 5–4 | Giants Stadium | 76,192 |
| 10 | November 4 | at Dallas Cowboys | W 19–7 | 6–4 | Texas Stadium | 60,235 |
| 11 | November 11 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | L 17–20 | 6–5 | Tampa Stadium | 46,534 |
| 12 | November 18 | St. Louis Cardinals | W 16–10 | 7–5 | Giants Stadium | 73,428 |
| 13 | November 25 | Kansas City Chiefs | W 28–27 | 8–5 | Giants Stadium | 74,383 |
| 14 | December 2 | at New York Jets | W 20–10 | 9–5 | Giants Stadium | 74,975 |
| 15 | December 9 | at St. Louis Cardinals | L 21–31 | 9–6 | Busch Memorial Stadium | 49,973 |
| 16 | December 15 | New Orleans Saints | L 3–10 | 9–7 | Giants Stadium | 63,739 |
Game summaries
Week 1 vs. Eagles
Week One: Philadelphia Eagles (0–0) at New York Giants (0–0)
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Eagles | 3 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 27 |
| Giants | 7 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
at Giants Stadium • East Rutherford, New Jersey
- Date: September 2
- Game time: 1:00 p.m.
- Game weather: 70 °F (21.1 °C) • Wind 10 miles per hour (16 km/h; 8.7 kn)
- Game attendance: 71,520[6]
- Referee: Pat Haggerty
- TV announcers (CBS): Pat Summerall, John Madden
- Pro-Football-Reference.com
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Week 2
Week Two: Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants – Game summary
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Cowboys (1–1) | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Giants (2–0) | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
- Date: Sunday, September 9, 1984
- Game time: 1:00pm(ET)
- Game weather: 66 degrees, relative humidity 69%, wind 13 mph
- Game attendance: 75,921
- Referee: Jerry Seeman
- TV announcers (CBS): Jack Buck (play-by-play) and John Madden (color commentator)
- Pro-Football-Reference.com
Week 3 (Sunday, September 16, 1984): at Washington Redskins
Week 6 (Monday, October 8, 1984): vs San Francisco 49ers
Week 6: San Francisco 49ers (6–0) at New York Giants (3–3)
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| 49ers (6–0) | 21 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 31 |
| Giants (3–3) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
at Giants Stadium • East Rutherford, New Jersey
- Date: October 8, 1984
- Game time: 9:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: 60 °F (16 °C); wind 12
- Game attendance: 76,112
- Referee: Red Cashion
- TV announcers (ABC): Frank Gifford (play-by-play), Don Meredith (color commentator) and O. J. Simpson (color commentator)
- Pro-Football-Reference.com
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| SF | Passing | Joe Montana | 15/24, 207 Yds, 3 TDs |
| Rushing | Wendell Tyler | 14 CAR, 101 YDS | |
| Receiving | Roger Craig | 7 REC, 95 YDS, 1 TD | |
| NYG | Passing | Phil Simms | 24/43, 290 Yds, 2 INTs |
| Rushing | Rob Carpenter | 11 CAR, 45 YDS | |
| Receiving | Lionel Manuel | 5 REC, 78 YDS |
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- Point spread: 49ers by 3
- Over/under: 44.0 (under)
- Time of game:
| 49ers | Game statistics | Giants |
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| 18 | First downs | 23 |
| 32–167 | Rushes–yards | 23–113 |
| 218 | Passing yards | 303 |
| 16–27–0 | Passes | 25–44–2 |
| 1–1 | Sacked–yards | 4–27 |
| 217 | Net passing yards | 276 |
| 384 | Total yards | 389 |
| 123 | Return yards | 142 |
| 5–39.0 | Punts | 5–42.4 |
| 1–0 | Fumbles–lost | 0–0 |
| 7–40 | Penalties–yards | 3–20 |
| 28:08 | Time of Possession | 31:52 |
Week 9 (Sunday, October 28, 1984): vs Washington Redskins
Week 10 (Sunday, November 4, 1984): at Dallas Cowboys
Week 10: New York Giants (6–4) at Dallas Cowboys (6–4)
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Giants (6–4) | 6 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 19 |
| Cowboys (6–4) | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
at Texas Stadium • Irving, Texas
- Date: November 4, 1984
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: 61 °F (16 °C), relative humidity 78%, wind 15 mph
- Game attendance: 60,235
- Referee: Gene Barth
- TV announcers (CBS): Pat Summerall (play-by-play) and John Madden (color commentator)
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Week 13 vs. Kansas City
- TV Network: NBC
- Announcers: Don Criqui and Bob Trumpy
The Giants made a late comeback to defeat the Chiefs 28–27. Rob Carpenter helped their cause with two 1-yard touchdown runs.[9] The Chiefs were leading 27–14 and were led by Bill Kenney, who threw three touchdown passes. The Giants then rallied; first came a five-play drive that ended with Phil Simms hitting Bobby Johnson with a 22-yard touchdown pass with 7:30 left. Then the Giants took the lead with an 80-yard drive that ended with a 3-yard touchdown pass to Zeke Mowatt with 2:22 left.[10]
Playoffs
| Round | Date | Opponent (seed) | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance |
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| Wild Card | December 23 | at Los Angeles Rams (4) | W 16–13 | 1–0 | Anaheim Stadium | 67,037 |
| Divisional | December 29 | at San Francisco 49ers (1) | L 10–21 | 1–1 | Candlestick Park | 60,303 |
Game summaries
NFC Divisional Playoffs (Saturday, December 29, 1984): at San Francisco 49ers
NFC Divisional Playoffs: New York Giants at San Francisco 49ers
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Giants (10–8) | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 49ers (16–1) | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
at Candlestick Park • San Francisco, California
- Date: December 29, 1984
- Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: 43 °F (6 °C); wind 9
- Game attendance: 60,303
- Referee: Gene Barth
- TV announcers (CBS): Pat Summerall (play-by-play), John Madden (color commentator) and Irv Cross (sideline reporter)
- Pro-Football-Reference.com
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| NYG | Passing | Phil Simms | 25/44, 218 YDS, 2 INTs |
| Rushing | Joe Morris | 17 CAR, 46 YDS | |
| Receiving | Zeke Mowatt | 5 REC, 49 YDS | |
| SF | Passing | Joe Montana | 25/39, 309 YDS, 3 TDs, 3 INTs |
| Rushing | Joe Montana | 3 CAR, 63 YDS | |
| Receiving | Dwight Clark | 9 REC, 112 YDS, 1 TD |
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- Point spread: 49ers by 12
- Over/under: 41.0 (under)
- Time of game:
| Giants | Game statistics | 49ers |
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| 18 | First downs | 22 |
| 25–87 | Rushes–yards | 28–131 |
| 218 | Passing yards | 309 |
| 25–44–2 | Passes | 25–39–3 |
| 6–45 | Sacked–yards | 4–28 |
| 173 | Net passing yards | 281 |
| 260 | Total yards | 412 |
| 178 | Return yards | 97 |
| 6–37.7 | Punts | 5–42.0 |
| 2–1 | Fumbles–lost | 0–0 |
| 2–25 | Penalties–yards | 5–29 |
| 31:29 | Time of Possession | 28:31 |
Standings
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| W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
| Washington Redskins(2) | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 5–3 | 8–4 | 426 | 310 | W4 |
| New York Giants(5) | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 5–3 | 7–7 | 299 | 301 | L2 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 5–3 | 6–6 | 423 | 345 | L1 |
| Dallas Cowboys | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 3–5 | 7–5 | 308 | 308 | L2 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 6 | 9 | 1 | .406 | 2–6 | 3–8–1 | 278 | 320 | L1 |